Jack Wallen continues his Linux 101 series, with an introduction on how to copy files and directories from the command line.

Learn how to copy files from Windows to Linux using PowerShell. Use Copy-Item cmdlet to transport files using PowerShell Remoting Over SSH.

Copying and renaming files on Linux is a task that can be done from within a GUI, but sometimes you just want the speed and simplicity of doing it from the terminal window. Here's how.

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts.

Here's how to use the secure copy command, with SSH key authentication, for a more secure way to copy files to your remote Linux servers.